Exactly! Might take some necromancy first, but that's the idea!

That would be a great fit!

I used a sidekick in the Essential Kit for my son. It simplified the game and he enjoyed it.

(me too)

Bingo!

Very nice! I did something like this with the backgrounds once, but sidekicks are much more likely to survive than the commoners I went with :P

I think they work well too because a lot of people seem to favor humanoid sidekicks (if not something simple like a wolf/bear)

Hmm, somehow they must have slipped through the craks of my search! They sound great!

Changling isn't from the listed books, but if your DM let's you use eberron in your setting, it is a great option.

@@Jah_Coby There's a list? What's the list? TCoE lists only "The Monster Manual or another D&D book." As to settings, I'm the DM and Eberron is our setting. 😉

@@elementzero3379 I meant his list that he mentioned for the video. Whatever other setting book is allowed at the table is up for grabs. Just was trying to explain why he missed it

@@Jah_Coby Gotcha. Makes sense.

Thanks, Ruben! Yeah the original UA sidekicks could be basically anything, then the Essentials Kit kind of pushed the idea that they should be human. Tasha's Cauldron opened it back up!

That will be a HUGE help for the wilderness travel!

lol 😆 for sure!

pfft

Totally, I love the "imaginary friend" theme of that one!

Sounds like a GREAT sidekick! :D

@@BobWorldBuilder Then there's the Tabaxi Minstrel from Tomb of Annihilation - it has 4 skills (Perception, Stealth, Persuasion, Performance (Expertise on that one actually), and has Inspire, which gives 5 folks 8 temporary hp at the end of a short rest, plus the usual Tabaxi tricks of climbing. Be good for any of the classes actually.

Whoa! Triton samurai?? That's literally what my friend is playing in out Frostmaiden campaign! I think he'd like a mimic sidekick...

@@BobWorldBuilder haha really? That’s crazy, yeah he’s a fun character, he’s kind of become the dad of the group since the other characters are sort of reckless. And yeah I would say from my experience having a mimic is pretty great

Ooh, thieves cant would be a good language for the shadow!

I would RP that as the Shadow speaking in prose or similar.

That's a great idea! Even the sidekick-main character relationship can add flavor to monsters and NPCs!

@@BobWorldBuilder Also, there's no rules that say Sidekicks can't use Magic/Special Items. I mean, using the guards and horses mentioned above, the guards could have weapons that are inspired by Flame Tongues, Frost Brands, Dragon Slayer, Corpse Slayer, Giant Slayer, and all them other crazy things from the various books, and the horses, they get horseshoes with abilities based off of the preceding items. Give them both magic armor and the guards magic shields, and soon enough, the guard, and his horse, when asked by the players "What CR are you?" will respond "Someone who decided to redefine CR 1/8 and 1/4." In case you don't get the reference, it's from a webcomic called Goblins, based in a 3.5e world where a group of goblins, sick of attacks by Adventurers, become Adventurers themselves. A member gets caught be the guard in the city, and the rest try to save him. Two (Barbarian and Paladin classes respectively), are down a dead-end alley, with a bunch of guards facing them. Sargent: They are just goblins. A Mere 1/3 CR. Paladin Goblin: We're going to die. Barbarian Goblin: Yeah, we're gonna die. Paladin: (Looks at the Barbarian, who readies himself for a fight.) What are you doing? Barbarian: Redefining 1/3 Challenge Rating. Cue one heck of a fight.

I too love the rule of cool! Haha, that's awesome!

Haha thank you! Everyone in the community is my sidekick!

Just saw your comment on my other video! and I think you're right :D

Thanks PRT, I definitely agree that spellcasters are the next best sidekick for their ability to be a healer. In the warrior video I'm going to mention that they should really only be used if you desperately want to use a creature that doesn't speak a language (which many people who want wolves/bears will do) or if your small party is just a rogue and wizard or some other combo that lacks a fighter or barbarian

I'm part of two different games - one with only 1 PC and another with 3 PCs all skirmishers no frontline. So, in both of them the warrior is the best sidekick for us. That leads me to think that in a weird inverted way, the warrior sidekick might see more use *because* it doesn't have many special abilities. That lets the players pick PCs with more tricks (and fewer hit points) up their sleeves. In the end, I guess it just depends on the individual table's needs.

@@a.spirit8408 I feel like the warrior is just a fighter. Mages can be druids or Wizards. Experts can be Rogues or Rangers. Compared to Essentials kit this is a lot better.

Warrior is the type of sidekick that you give a creature when you don't want the party to cheese through your challenges.

Thank you! I hope that for you as well, I've really think it has great stuff!

Haha, "abnormally streetwise kids" sounds awesome

Glad you enjoyed it!

Peter Pan, Link, Fairly Odd Parents. I'm sure there's more examples, but faeries are great companions!

Thank you for watching!! :D

I like this!!

@@BobWorldBuilder Now the question is, which of the 350+ CR 1/2 or less guys to pick from?

Do it!! :D

You're welcome!

do it!

Yeah, I thought about excluding evil creatures, but didn't want to rule out evil characters who need a sidekick!

@@BobWorldBuilder I suppose that's fair in a way, but it might be hard to imagine when a chaotic evil sidekick staying as a sidekick for long without either betraying the party or running off when things get tough or some other nasty thing. They are both chaotic and evil, after all.

​@@educationaldm4700 The problem with Jackalweres is* (not "are" since the subject, "problem" is singular; "Jackalweres" is plural, but that word isn't the subject.) Note that I used to be a proofreader a long time ago. 🤔

@@educationaldm4700 Chaotic Evil doesn’t mean Chaotic jerk tho. They can be nice but still chaotic evil just like how a lawful good character can be a huge jerk and still be lawful good. As long as u don’t give it a reason to betray u it shouldn’t betray u. I mean if u were able to befriend it in the first place it’s clearly not a total jerk.

Hahah make a new character and make your current PC the sidekick!

Orion Foresee: You reminded me of one of my AD&D (now known as 1e) campaigns in which my Dwarf fighter -thief was basically the sidekick to the other PC: an impulsive Elf who was always biting off more than he could chew. I remember muttering how I had to yet again rescue the silly Elf for the umpteenth time! 😂

Yeah these videos are mostly going to be about non-humanoid options :P

@@BobWorldBuilder Wait, you actually remember that discussion?

Yes it does!

If it wasn't giant, I would ask if it's also a good cook and hides under the PC's hat :)

One is easier to manage, but two can really round out the party's skills :)

@@BobWorldBuilder how did u manage the cr of the encounters? That's the tricky part for me. I do not know how to put it in a way that its not veeeery easy or too deadly. Btw, I began watching you series of Icepire peak. Love it so far. Im about to start that campaing with my wife.

Thank you! Funny enough, I'm working on ideas for video about the important things to know/expect about D&D in the modern day-- specifically how online tools can affect the game, and how the general public (aka potential players) think about D&D

Sometimes it doesn’t make sense on what creatures get what CR but yes it’s very relevant. Their is a reason it’s there. If u just allowed any CR it would far outshine all the PC’s (which is not what u want).